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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition  
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition  
*'''1957''' became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment
*'''1957''' became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment
==Regimental histories==
*''The  Frontier Force Rifles '' by Brigadier W E H Condon 1953. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795360 . Also available in a reprint edition, with a slightly different title.<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/frontier-force-rifles1849-1946/ ''The  Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946''] by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval &  Military Press reprint edition.</ref>
* ''A Summarised History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, during the Second World War, 1939-1946''  by [A.D. FitzGerald]. 1985. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011838679


==War Diaries,  First World War==
==War Diaries,  First World War==
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==Waziristan 1937==
==Waziristan 1937==
During 1937 the regiment took part in operations against the Mahsud in [[Operations in Waziristan|Waziristan]]<ref> Payne, Rich [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/26951-armoured-cars-tanks-other-vehicles-pith-helmets/?p=634486 Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014</ref>  
During 1937 the regiment took part in operations against the Mahsud in [[Operations in Waziristan|Waziristan]]<ref> Payne, Rich  
[http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/armoured-cars-tanks-other-vehicles-pith-helmets.26951/page-10#post-634486 Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 27 July 2014. Contains images. Retrieved 11 August 2018.</ref>  
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Scinde_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Scinde_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia
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== References ==
== References ==
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Revision as of 02:35, 11 August 2018

Known as 59th Scinde Rifles

6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force Waziristan 1937

Chronology

  • 1843 raised in Karachi by Lt Robert FitzGerald as Scinde Camel Corps
  • 1851 retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force
  • 1865 became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment
  • 1903 became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1921 became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1922 became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1945 became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
  • 1957 became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment

Regimental histories

  • The Frontier Force Rifles by Brigadier W E H Condon 1953. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795360 . Also available in a reprint edition, with a slightly different title.[1]
  • A Summarised History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, during the Second World War, 1939-1946 by [A.D. FitzGerald]. 1985. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011838679

War Diaries, First World War

  • A transcribed war diary (of an original handwritten diary, where the handwriting has been deciphered for you!) is available for 59th (Scinde) Rifles 1914-15 on the Western Front.[2] See Western Front - War Diaries for more details.

Waziristan 1937

During 1937 the regiment took part in operations against the Mahsud in Waziristan[3]

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.
  2. Great War Diaries: 59th (Scinde) Rifles (FF) War Diary 1914-15: Indian Army on the Western Front Available on Kindle - Kindle App available to read the Diary.
  3. Payne, Rich Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets WW2Talk Forum 27 July 2014. Contains images. Retrieved 11 August 2018.